Abundance

Years later,
     our apricot tree
          is still doing its thing
                        allowing us
                   to connect with
                        neighbors
           front        and       back
                 left side
                            right side
                             d
                             o
                             w
                             n
                       the street
                            and all   a
                                             r
                                          o
                                       u
                                         n
                                             d
                                      the neighborhood.

As we share our fruit,
     we are getting
          to know people
                     throughout the community –
               especially in this year
                            of abundance.

We did not plan
     to overfeed
          all the thieves 
                    squirrels
               in the neighborhood,
            but they have fully
                    indulged anyway.

Even though the apricots
     are smaller this year
               than they sometimes are,
          we have been able to give
               so many away
   and we’re thankful
          for this tree we planted
               years ago
                    not realizing then
                        how much
                            it would produce,
                    allowing us
                        to share
                            its sweet fruit
                                    with others.